2008-05-08

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'Paywall' removed

The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing.

Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business.

The Acorn and its parent company, Times Media Group, understand that their biggest responsibility is not only the delivery of credible, relevant information in a timely fashion, but making sure residents have easy access to the publication when stories become available.

That’s why we’re super excited about the news being shared today.

Following a five-year stretch in which Acorn readers were given the option of purchasing online subscriptions to the paper, that so-called “paywall” is coming down.

“Mr. Publisher, tear down this wall,” the late President Ronald Reagan might have once said.

And so we did.

Starting immediately, all online content from our five Acorn publications will be available at no charge to the reader, meaning a paid subscription is no longer required to click and read articles. The weekly Acorn has always been delivered to your driveway at no cost—that more than 40-year tradition will continue—and from now on The Acorn on the internet will be free as well.

Why the change?

The Acorn is your community newspaper, and we want to make sure it stays that way. We believe it’s important that residents feel a connection to the stories we write and also learn about the businesses that advertise in their community. The absence of a paywall is the best way to ensure this free-flow of information remains.

We also invite readers to sign up for the new, easy-to-read Acorn newspaper e-edition delivered weekly to your e-mail. Viewed on mobile, desktop or laptop, the pages are super easy to navigate and, free, just like the print paper.

Local journalism is first gear in the engine that drives America’s free press, and a free press it shall be.

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Scott Perlo becoming a rabbi



Hidden Hills resident Scott Perlo will be ordained a rabbi on May 19 at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Aryeh Cohen, PhD, associate professor of rabbinic literature at American Jewish University, will present Perlo for ordination. In addition, Perlo will receive his master’s degree in rabbinic studies from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University’s commencement exercises […]

Special needs youth takes starring role



When “Charlotte’s Web” opens at the Stage Door Theatre on May 18, 11-year-old Tori Maddis will step onstage in her first starring role. The Agoura Hills girl is playing Charlotte, the caring barn spider who befriends Wilbur the pig. For Tori, this role is important as she has pervasive developmental disorder, a neurological disorder on the autism spectrum which results […]

Riding horses for St. Jude’s hospital



The Greater Los Angeles Paint Horse club, serving Ventura and Los Angeles counties, will hold a charity trail ride at 9 a.m. Sat., May 10 at the First Street Arenas, Bridle Path, Simi Valley. Sign in is at 9 a.m. and ride out is 10 a.m. The event will include stick horse races and roping lessons for children, a barbecue […]

Area au pairs unite to celebrate cultures



In First Neighborhood of Westlake Village, Cultural Care au pairs from around the world shared their national heritage with the Conejo Valley community by presenting a family friendly International Music Festival. The au pairs were joined by their host families and families from the local community. Children attending the festival received backstage passes and proceeded to seven stations with different […]

Honoring competition and camaraderie



White Oak Elementary Scouts share school beautification project



Winning barbershop group sings up a storm



SERVING IN UNIFORM



Air Force Airman Brandon J. Hart has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and earned credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Steve Hart of Calabasas and a 2007 graduate of Oak Meadow High School in Chatsworth.

“Iron Man”



"Iron Man" Directed by: Jon Favreau   Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow Rated: PG13 (mostly bloodless action violence) Running time: 125 minutes Best suited for: superhero fanatics Least suited for: the superhero aloof (but, hey, give it a chance!) Just when I wondered if there could be any thrills left in regurgitating yesteryear’s Marvel […]

Redbone entertains at The Canyon

Concert Review

For more than three decades, Leon Redbone has been one of the concert scene’s most unlikely successes. Redbone has made a career out of reviving songs from jazz, blues and pop history. At his recent appearance at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, Redbone played a dozen tunes for a few hundred reverential fans, accompanied only by talented stride pianist Paul […]